Holt Geometry

UNIT 6.5 CONDITIONS FOR UNIT 6.5 CONDITIONS FOR RHOMBUSES, RHOMBUSES,

RECTANGLES, AND SQUARESRECTANGLES, AND SQUARES

Warm Up

1. Find AB for A (–3, 5) and B (1, 2).

2. Find the slope of JK for J(–4, 4) and K(3, –3).

ABCD is a parallelogram. Justify each statement.

3. ABC CDA

4. AEB CED

5

–1

Vert. s Thm.

opp. s

Prove that a given quadrilateral is a rectangle, rhombus, or square.

Objective

When you are given a parallelogram with certainproperties, you can use the theorems below to determine whether the parallelogram is a rectangle.

Example 1: Carpentry Application

A manufacture builds a mold for a desktop so that , , and mABC = 90°. Why must ABCD be a rectangle?

Both pairs of opposites sides of ABCD are congruent, so ABCD is a . Since mABC = 90°, one angle ABCD is a right angle. ABCD is a rectangle by Theorem 6-5-1.

Check It Out! Example 1

A carpenter’s square can be used to test that an angle is a right angle. How could the contractor use a carpenter’s square to check that the frame is a rectangle?

Both pairs of opp. sides of WXYZ are , so WXYZ is a parallelogram. The contractor can use the carpenter’s square to see if one of WXYZ is a right . If one angle is a right , then by Theorem 6-5-1 the frame is a rectangle.

Below are some conditions you can use to determine whether a parallelogram is a rhombus.

In order to apply Theorems 6-5-1 through 6-5-5, the quadrilateral must be a parallelogram.

Caution

To prove that a given quadrilateral is a square, it is sufficient to show that the figure is both a rectangle and a rhombus. You will explain why this is true in Exercise 43.

You can also prove that a given quadrilateral is arectangle, rhombus, or square by using the definitions of the special quadrilaterals.

Remember!

Example 2A: Applying Conditions for Special Parallelograms

Determine if the conclusion is valid. If not, tell what additional information is needed to make it valid.

Given:Conclusion: EFGH is a rhombus.

The conclusion is not valid. By Theorem 6-5-3, if one pair of consecutive sides of a parallelogram are congruent, then the parallelogram is a rhombus. By Theorem 6-5-4, if the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular, then the parallelogram is a rhombus. To apply either theorem, you must first know that ABCD is a parallelogram.

Example 2B: Applying Conditions for Special Parallelograms

Determine if the conclusion is valid. If not, tell what additional information is needed to make it valid.

Given:

Conclusion: EFGH is a square.

Step 1 Determine if EFGH is a parallelogram.

Given

EFGH is a parallelogram. Quad. with diags. bisecting each other

Example 2B Continued

Step 2 Determine if EFGH is a rectangle.

Given.

EFGH is a rectangle.

Step 3 Determine if EFGH is a rhombus.

EFGH is a rhombus.

with diags. rect.

with one pair of cons. sides rhombus

Example 2B Continued

Step 4 Determine is EFGH is a square.

Since EFGH is a rectangle and a rhombus, it has four right angles and four congruent sides. So EFGH is a square by definition.

The conclusion is valid.

Check It Out! Example 2

Determine if the conclusion is valid. If not, tell what additional information is needed to make it valid.

Given: ABC is a right angle.

Conclusion: ABCD is a rectangle.

The conclusion is not valid. By Theorem 6-5-1, if one angle of a parallelogram is a right angle, then the parallelogram is a rectangle. To apply this theorem, you need to know that ABCD is a parallelogram .

Example 3A: Identifying Special Parallelograms in the Coordinate Plane

Use the diagonals to determine whether a parallelogram with the given vertices is a rectangle, rhombus, or square. Give all the names that apply.

P(–1, 4), Q(2, 6), R(4, 3), S(1, 1)

Example 3A Continued

Step 1 Graph PQRS.

Step 2 Find PR and QS to determine is PQRS is a rectangle.

Example 3A Continued

Since , the diagonals are congruent. PQRS is a rectangle.

Step 3 Determine if PQRS is a rhombus.

Step 4 Determine if PQRS is a square.

Since PQRS is a rectangle and a rhombus, it has four right angles and four congruent sides. So PQRS is a square by definition.

Example 3A Continued

Since , PQRS is a rhombus.

Example 3B: Identifying Special Parallelograms in the Coordinate Plane

W(0, 1), X(4, 2), Y(3, –2), Z(–1, –3)

Step 1 Graph WXYZ.

Use the diagonals to determine whether a parallelogram with the given vertices is a rectangle, rhombus, or square. Give all the names that apply.

Step 2 Find WY and XZ to determine is WXYZ is a rectangle.

Thus WXYZ is not a square.

Example 3B Continued

Since , WXYZ is not a rectangle.

Step 3 Determine if WXYZ is a rhombus.

Example 3B Continued

Since (–1)(1) = –1, , PQRS is a rhombus.

Check It Out! Example 3A

Use the diagonals to determine whether a parallelogram with the given vertices is a rectangle, rhombus, or square. Give all the names that apply.

K(–5, –1), L(–2, 4), M(3, 1), N(0, –4)

Step 1 Graph KLMN.

Check It Out! Example 3A Continued

Check It Out! Example 3A Continued

Step 2 Find KM and LN to determine is KLMN is a rectangle.

Since , KMLN is a rectangle.

Step 3 Determine if KLMN is a rhombus.

Since the product of the slopes is –1, the two lines are perpendicular. KLMN is a rhombus.

Check It Out! Example 3A Continued

Step 4 Determine if PQRS is a square.

Since PQRS is a rectangle and a rhombus, it has four right angles and four congruent sides. So PQRS is a square by definition.

Check It Out! Example 3A Continued

Check It Out! Example 3B

Use the diagonals to determine whether a parallelogram with the given vertices is a rectangle, rhombus, or square. Give all the names that apply.

P(–4, 6) , Q(2, 5) , R(3, –1) , S(–3, 0)

Check It Out! Example 3B Continued

Step 1 Graph PQRS.

Step 2 Find PR and QS to determine is PQRS is a rectangle.

Check It Out! Example 3B Continued

Since , PQRS is not a rectangle. Thus PQRS is not a square.

Step 3 Determine if KLMN is a rhombus.

Check It Out! Example 3B Continued

Since (–1)(1) = –1, are perpendicular and congruent. KLMN is a rhombus.

Lesson Quiz: Part I

1. Given that AB = BC = CD = DA, what additional

information is needed to conclude that ABCD is a

square?

Lesson Quiz: Part II

2. Determine if the conclusion is valid. If not, tell

what additional information is needed to make it

valid.

Given: PQRS and PQNM are parallelograms.

Conclusion: MNRS is a rhombus.

valid

Lesson Quiz: Part III

3. Use the diagonals to determine whether a parallelogram with vertices A(2, 7), B(7, 9), C(5, 4), and D(0, 2) is a rectangle, rhombus, or square. Give all the names that apply.

AC ≠ BD, so ABCD is not a rect. or a square. The slope of AC = –1, and the slope of BD= 1, so AC BD. ABCD is a rhombus.

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